Mother facing charge in death of Philly girl, 4

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a mother has been arrested in the death of her 4-year-old daughter, who was unresponsive when she arrived at a Philadelphia hospital with blunt-force injuries earlier this week.

Philadelphia police have announced Friday that 24-year-old Josephita Brown is facing a murder charge in the death of her daughter, Seanita. The girl was pronounced dead at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Investigators say Brown took the child to the hospital because she was unresponsive. Police say she had suffered a lacerated liver caused by abdominal blunt force trauma.

A telephone listing for Brown, who was arrested Thursday, could not be located; it wasn’t immediately clear if she had an attorney.